View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A lizard.
(d) A skunk.

2. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.
(b) He has stomach flu.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He does not like the food.

3. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

4. While traveling from one place to another in Africa, which of the following does Equiano learn?
(a) How to track deer in the forest.
(b) Two African languages different from his own.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) That he is going to be sent to America on a slave ship.

5. What do the Eboe mostly drink?
(a) Palm wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?

2. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?

3. What sign is used to mark an Embrenche?

4. How are Eboe children named?

5. At the end of his long overland journey in Africa, where does Equiano arrive?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 286 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample